Rains damaged Taptap farmers crops

Cris Evert Lato-Rufollo 11/21/2018

Farmers in Barangay Taptap, Cebu City have expressed worry on the loss of their crops that were damaged by the rains brought about by Tropical Depression Samuel. Barangay Councilor Griffins Malazarte, whose family plants corn, said that…

Farmers’ Day opens at Cebu City Hall grounds

Morexette Erram 11/14/2018

Prizes await for the lucky farmers of Cebu City for this year’s Farmers’ Day. Officials of the Cebu City Government led the culmination of the event today at Plaza Sugbu wherein over 500 farmers, most of which…

Israelis to share expertise, new tech to Cebu farmers

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 10/30/2018

Israeli experts in agriculture and water technology will share their expertise to Cebuano farmers to help jump-start investment opportunities in the sector in Cebu City and the Cebu province. This is one of the plans agreed upon…

NBI ordered to probe killing of 9 Sagay farmers

Inquirer.net 10/23/2018

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to conduct an investigation into the killing of nine farmers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. The attack on the farmers, which happened last Saturday, October…

Groups call to abolish TRAIN law

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/16/2018

Cause-oriented groups in Cebu call on the abolition of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law in line with the World Food Day. Angel Trocio of Gabriela Cebu said that the TRAIN law has contributed…

Australia’s strawberry crisis now tastes a little sweeter for farmers

AFP 09/24/2018

AUSTRALIA’s pins-in-punnets strawberry crisis prompted a spate of social-media driven hoaxes, but sites like Facebook and Twitter are also helping stir a revival in sales that has left some farmers struggling to meet resurgent demand. For almost…

Argao farmers’ daughter among 4 CNU students to get education aid from Cabinet spouses group

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio USJ-R Journalism Intern 09/18/2018

A DAUGHTER of farmers from Argao town in southern Cebu will have a better shot at continuing her studies in Education after she was recognized as one of the four students of Cebu Normal University (CNU) to…

Cebu’s outstanding farmers

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 09/13/2018

AGAINST ALL ODDS As monstrous winds and heavy rains swept through the Visayas region on November 8, 2013 during Super Typhoon Yolanda, farmer-residents of Northern Cebu were left with nothing. In the town of Daanbantayan, Susana Arcenal…

Capitol turns over P9.2 M in cash aid, equipment to farmers

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/18/2018

ABOUT P9.2 million worth of farm equipment and financial aid were turned over by the Cebu provincial government to several farmers associations in the province during the 4th Farmer’s Day at the Capitol last Aug. 14. Of…

Rice for RTD-affected farmers

Laksmi Cañedo CNU-Intern 06/09/2018

ASTURIAS Kilos of rice were distributed to at least 196 farmers in Asturias town. According to Jade Mesias, Asturias municipal agriculturist, farmers in Barangays Bago and Lunas, each received 20 kilograms of rice after their crops were…

Only farmers with insurance can receive P15,000 cash aid

Rosalie Abatayo 06/04/2018

The Provincial Agriculture Office is determining how many farmers out of the 59 whose rice fields were totally damaged by tungro virus are insured. Provincial Agriculturist Roldan Saragena said only those farmers whose lands are insured are…

196 farmers and families affected by rice diseases in Asturias

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/30/2018

At least 196 affected farmers and their families were affected by the rice diseases in Asturias town. The damage was also pegged at P2.1 million, said Asturias Municipal Agriculturist Jade Mesias. The two barangays in Asturias town…

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